Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-06-29
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special Correspondence of the Alexa. GAzETTEI
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 90, 1887.

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Special Correspondence of the Aexa. GAzETTEI
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 90, 1887.
VIM. L. Royal, esq, of Virginia, was
seen a moment this morning while en-
ronte from New York to Richmond. He
had not been, he said, to Baltimore, and
knew nothing OF q special nature which was
likely to happen soon in the debt contro-
versy OF his State. He had, however, with
in the past day or SO read in the files of the
Supreme Court here the original manuscript
orders made in 1924, when Mr.. Marshall, OF
Virginia. was Chief Justice of the United
States. in the celebrated case reported IN 9tn
Wheaton, whera the treasurer OF the State
of Ohio was sent to jail by authority OF the
federal judiciary, and sequestrators appoint
ed by federal power, placed in control of the
treasurer's office, and the money therein
found seized, appropriated and distributed
in accordance with the orders of the federal
court. There was more in the manuscript
orders, he said, than the report OF the case
disclosed. The controversy in Virginia had
not vet reached an extremity like the case
in Ohio, and he trusted it would not. Fol
itics were not in an excited State Ill hich-
mend vet awhile, but he thought the Roam
oke convention would be asked by an
influential element of the democratic party
to adopt some proposition looking towards
a substitute for the Riddleberger bill. The
party might conclude it eXpedient not to
remain any longer bound to the carcass OF
that unconstitutional and cast-ofl measure.
AS to Gov. Lees recent utterance that he
saw in sight satisfactory settlement Tor
the State he, Royal, knew no fact or facts
on which the Governor could safely base
that statement. 1t might and proba-
DIV did flow from The eXuberance OF spirits
and the hopeful, saneune temperament OF
the distinguished executive of the Common
wealth. He hoped tho Governor was not
mistaken.
Col. Robert Mayo, ex representative IN
Congress from the first Virginia district,
who was suffering from an affection Of the
brain some time ago, has entirely recovered.
He was in this city to-day on private bus.
mess, and is as well as ever mentally as we'll
as physically.
Mr.. Carllsle's contestant, if he have one,
has observed none Of the provisions of the
law respecting contested election cases.
This looks very much IS if he has abandon
ed the contest, for which every BODY IN his
district knows he has no grounds; but still
the election committee, if so disposed, can
consider his case if he shall demand con-
sderation when The House shall meet.
Mr.. Graham, Of Fairfax G. H., son of MIR.
John Graham, who WAS n guard at the jail
here some tine ago, has been reappointed
on the recommendation Of ex-Copgressman
Barbour, Congressman Lee and Senator
Daniel, of his State.
The general impression among those who
Yesterday heard the evidence of Turner, the
coored witness in the Todd case, now In
progress before the Washington Presbytery,
is that, damaging as it was, it was true.
One of the two guides at the Capitol
charged with having insulted two young
ladies at that building last week rode 10
Piscataway yesterday evening and returned
last night with written statements from
Miss Thorn one of the young ladies refer
red to, and from her mother to the effect
that the charge ia utterly untrue, and that
Miss Wakefield OF Virginia, who made it,
is mistaken.
A Virginia democratic politician here to.
day, in talking about the difficulty that was
experienced in his State in having some OF
the offensive republican partisan postmas'
ters there removed, said there were two
specially offensive ones in his district who
| EGlGlueu luCll pIuCtS iOl 81 iOuS, pLhSt NbNa
who it seemed as one time impossible to re.
move. So strange did this apparent impos
sbility seem that he asked to look at the
papers in the cases, and when he did he saw
a request in each from Miss Rose Elizabeth
Cleveland that the men be retained. This
solved the mystery, and it would have con.
tnued effective if Postmaster General Villas
had never left Washington, but, unfortu-
otnlx, "a, oofn rnfarrn1 IN hp
did leave, and during his absence, upon
proper representation to the Assistant Post
master General, they were removed.
The following appointments in the store
keepers department at the Norfolk navy
yard, to 20 into effect on the 1st proximo,
were made at the Navy Department to day:
R. H. f. McWilkie, chief clerk, 81 ,G00; C.
B. Page book keeper, 81 200; VIM. Easily,
do, 81 200: Jno. c. Woodley, asst do,
$1O17; A. NJ. Higgins, do, 81 OIL; J. II.
Peters, bill clerk. 81 600; J.G Stout, asst.
do, 1920; J. ID. Cutherll, receiver, 1912 s.
Baltic, asst. do, $720.
Capt. John G.. Walker and Commander
W. S. Schley to-day passed their examina-
tons for promotions, the former to be CON-
modore and the latter to he captain
Much anxiety is manifested among the
republican clerks in all the departments
here in consequences of the near approach OF
the commencement Of the next fiscal year,
July LIST, when, they are afraid. many re-
movas will be made. If they had been re-
moved two years ago they would not have
cared as they were prepared, but to keep
them in all this time, and, when the plans
they had made have been abandoned, to
turn them out. they think would be the cru
elest treatment.
The President to-day appointed Francis
F. Patterson, of Salem, n. c., TO be Register
of the Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho, vice
Patrick H. Winston, jr., resigned
1t is reported here that Msior II. E. Peyton, OF
Loudoun county, Virginia, executive clerk of the
U. S. Senate when the democrats last had control
of that body, is extremely i'll with an affection OF
the lungs.
The Charges Against Mr.. Todd.
Pursuant to adjournment Saturday the
Washington Presbytery met yesterday morn